A Letter to Mr. Mason: On the Marks of ImitationW. Thurlbourn & J. Woodyer; and sold, 1757 - 76 sivua |
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... present . The Latter , he fays , bears the radiant enfign of the day . The other , the enfign of naval dominion . We under- ftand how properly the English Flag is here denomi- nated . But what is that other Enfign ? The Sun it- felf ...
... present . The Latter , he fays , bears the radiant enfign of the day . The other , the enfign of naval dominion . We under- ftand how properly the English Flag is here denomi- nated . But what is that other Enfign ? The Sun it- felf ...
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... present only for those marks in the expreffion which fhew it not to be ori- ginal , it is enough that the resemblance is fuch as cannot well be accounted for but on the supposition of fome fort of commerce ; whether immediately per ...
... present only for those marks in the expreffion which fhew it not to be ori- ginal , it is enough that the resemblance is fuch as cannot well be accounted for but on the supposition of fome fort of commerce ; whether immediately per ...
Sivu 61
... presents itself to different writers ; the in finitely varied purpose they have to ferve by it ; or where it happens to ftrike precifely in the fame man- ner , and is directed precisely to the fame end , the in- finite combinations of ...
... presents itself to different writers ; the in finitely varied purpose they have to ferve by it ; or where it happens to ftrike precifely in the fame man- ner , and is directed precisely to the fame end , the in- finite combinations of ...
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allufion almoſt anſwer antient becauſe befides beft Ben Johnson beſt cafe chyming claffic compariſon conclufion confiderations copied courſe defign diſcovery doubt eafily Edmund Law Effay Engliſh eſpecially expref expreffion faid fame fancy feem fenfe fentiment fhall fhew fimilar firſt fituation fleep folar fome fomething fometimes fpeaking ftill ftream ftriking fubject fucceeded fuch fufpect fuppofe fure genius ginal Greek himſelf idea imagery inftance Italian itſelf Johnſon juſt laſt Latin leaft learned leaſt lefs looking thro mark of imitation Meaſure Milton moft moſt myſelf natural obfervation occafion original paffage paſs perhaps philofophy Plato pleaſure poet poetry poffible Pope preſent Profeffor purpoſe quàm queſtion racter reaſon reſemblance rife ſay ſee ſeen Shakeſpear ſhort ſhould ſpeak ſpeaker ſpirit ſpread STATIUS ſtill ſtudied Tacitus Taffo taken thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought tranflated ufually uſe verfes Waller whoſe wings writer καὶ
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Sivu 30 - Paffion, all confus'd ; Still by himfelf abus'd or difabus'd; Created half to rife, and half to fall ; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all ; Sole judge of Truth, in endlefs Error hurl'd: The glory, jeft, and riddle of the world...
Sivu 17 - His honour and the greatness of his name Shall be, and make new nations ; he shall flourish, And, like a mountain cedar, reach his branches To all the plains about him ; our children's children Shall see this and bless heaven.
Sivu 55 - Th' adventure of the bear and fiddle Is sung, but breaks off in the middle. When civil fury first grew high, And men fell out, they knew not why; When hard words, jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears, And made them fight, like mad or drunk, For Dame Religion, as for punk...
Sivu 7 - In the sun's orb, made porous to receive And drink the liquid light ; firm to retain Her gather'd beams, great palace now of light. Hither, as to their fountain, other stars Repairing, in their golden urns draw light...
Sivu 43 - Bear me, some god ! oh quickly bear me hence To wholesome solitude, the nurse of sense ; Where Contemplation prunes her ruffled wings, And the free soul looks down to pity kings ! There sober thought pursued th' amusing theme, Till fancy colour'd it, and form'da dream.
Sivu 43 - Oft feeks to fweet retired folitude, Where with her beft nurfe contemplation She plumes her feathers and lets grow her wings, That in the various buftle of refort Were all too ruffled, and fometimes impair'd.
Sivu 33 - Superior beings, when of late they faw A mortal Man unfold all Nature's Law, Admir'd fuch wifdom in an earthly fhape, And fhew'da NEWTON as we fhew an Ape. Could he, whofe rules the rapid Comet bind, 35 Defcribe or fix one movement of his Mind ? Who faw its fires here rife, and there...
Sivu 23 - And turn the Adamantine fpindle round, On which the fate of gods and men is wound.
Sivu 20 - To lie in coldobftruftion, and to rot ; This fenfible warm motion to become A kneaded clod ; and the delighted fpirit To bathe in fiery floods...
Sivu 13 - All muft be falfe that thwart this One great End ; And all of God, that blefs Mankind or mend.